RobSheffield Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/safe-payments-policy.html it brought up a big message for me when i just logged in should stop scammers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Yeah and they also banned folk charging extra for paying by paypal but they all still do it They can make up as many rules as they want but if they don't enforce them then it aint much good, still a step in the right direction though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 I forgot to mention this. The met Police have teamed up with Ebay.co.uk to try and reduce and make life harder for on-line scammers. One of the methods was direct bank/bank transfers and such like. There's some other stuff they've mentioned but i'm too tired to look it up at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 What's the biggest charge you can lay on these people? Or just "fraud"? Anythin fancier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 I agree with the western union ban and all. I usually offer bank transfer in my auctions as well as Paypal. Keep in mind that E-Gay wants you to use Paypal because they are both the same company. The joy for them is they get the sellers listing fees and final valuation fee as well as getting the paypal fees so its a win-win situation for them. Bank transfer is the cheapest and in my opinion best option although it can take anywhere from 1-5 days to clear. Reading in today's telegraph though there was a report on electronic bank transfers to be speeded up now from days to hours as it should be really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 What's the biggest charge you can lay on these people? Or just "fraud"? Anythin fancier? Actually its Obtaining Property by Deception Sec 15 Theft Act 1968. Fancy enough for you Ro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Familiar enough...oh bollocks, wait, hang on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted December 17, 2005 Author Share Posted December 17, 2005 I forgot to mention this. The met Police have teamed up with Ebay.co.uk to try and reduce and make life harder for on-line scammers. One of the methods was direct bank/bank transfers and such like. There's some other stuff they've mentioned but i'm too tired to look it up at the moment. yes, it did mention the Met involvement sorry Doug, im also tired and forgot to mention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickTT Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 I always pay by cheque if the item's worth more than about a tenner. That way you have the sellers home address before you send the money. Never had to pay anyone a visit yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stav Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 i hate the fact that ebay charges u a percentage after you have sold your item, they didn't used to do that! charged me 3.95 the other day on a item i sold for £49! But i am glad they are banning western union, a friend of mine was silly to buy something that way, unfortunatley for him, it was a new supposed pioneer Avic-1 dvd sat nav unit for about £1000! he sent them £500 and never seen them again! lesson learnt! never use it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 I'm not surprised they banned it, only fraudsters ever used it! All they need to do is make it harder to an ebay account. Its a total joke at the moment they ban a fraudster so they just open another account! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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